In Paris, Baron Haussmann has clearly left his mark

Who was Baron Haussmann?

Baron Georges-Eugène Haussmann became préfet of Paris on 22 June 1853 at the time of Napoleon III (Napoleon Bonaparte’s nephew) and played a major role in modernizing Paris. The Boulogne and Vincennes parks and the Opéra de Paris, as well as the great boulevards – like the Champs-Elysées – and the Arc de Triomphe are just some examples of his legacy to the French capital.

These places can all be visited!

Don’t forget to see them if you come to Paris!

Did you know?

It was two Frenchmen, Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi and Gustave Eiffel, who designed and built the Statue of Liberty which France presented to the United States to mark the centenary of American independence!